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... and we had asked at the Tourist information about seeing it and that lady said it was not possible. So Lina rang them directly (I don't like to take no for an answer) and the elderly owner, Umberto, said we could go and gave us his own personalized tour of his family's magnificent historic palazzo home. Clearly a lot of money was made from Alabaster in the past. He showed us round the 12 splendidly decorated rooms. His ancestors had ...

... The plan was simple: rent a car, drive to Tuscany, pick up some groceries and check in. It was 11:30 when we stepped off the plane and we expected (conservatively) to check in around 5. It was not to be. As we made our way through the terminal it was relatively empty, just a few passengers and crew moving from one area to another. When we entered the car rental hall, we found where all the people had gone. Dozens of travellers crowded around the waiting ...

... cheese plate and wine along with stunning views of the sea. Speaking of wine, Elba offers most of the best of Tuscany including fruity Sangioveses, dry Chianties, and some of the best Merlots I've sampled in a while. A fantastic local red wine which carries the DOCG certification is Aleatico, which has been made on the island for centuries. Legend has it that Napoleon, before landing on Elba, ...

Day 264 2 hrs, 4.3 kms I figure I'll make one more stop before my next big destination of Livorno. So I hop off the train in the town of San Vicenzo and find... another beach town. This one does have bit more density to it, with a boardwalk and pedestrian street near the sea, and residential neighborhood up into the hills--probably mostly summer homes... Let's move ...

... in the area would be open so we just drove back to the apartment. By the time we got back Elijah was ready for his afternoon sleep so we put him down and had an afternoon nap as well. Then we went for a walk around the area we are staying. We found a bunch of puddles along the way and Nath taught Eli how to throw rocks in them. Eli caught onto it pretty quick and got a real kick out of seeing a big splash every time ...